Amid mounting debates over what the future of public education will look like and the Democratic Party’s role in shaping it, questions of accountability, innovation, and institutional reform have come...

Brandon Robinson is the Campaign and Policy Director of the Stop Torture RI Coalition (STRI), a statewide alliance of community organizers, formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones, direct se...

In February 2025, the House of Hope opened the doors of ECHO Village, the first pallet shelter pilot community in Rhode Island. House of Hope is a non-profit corporation that originated in Rhode Islan...

Steven Brown has dedicated more than three decades to serving as the executive director of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Prior to his long tenure in Rhode Is...

Dr. Faraz Harsini is the founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP), a nonprofit organization working with students to promote animal rights and plant-based diets on college campu...

Miguel Sanchez is the Majority Whip of the Providence City Council from Ward 6 and an outspoken activist for Palestinian freedoms. In October 2023, Sanchez was fired from his position in Governor Dani...

Logan Powell is the Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission at Brown University. He is responsible for the recruitment and selection of all undergraduates seeking entrance to Brown. Pri...

Dr. Emily Kalejs Qazilbash discusses state takeovers of school districts, as well as the impacts of Rhode Island’s takeover of Providence Public Schools.

State Senator Sam Bell on his election, renewable energy, housing policy, and progressive politics in Rhode Island.

Peter Neronha is the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, a role he has held since 2019. He has previously served as the US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2009–2017 and as As...

Christina Paxson is the 19th president of Brown University. President Paxson is an outspoken advocate for increasing access to higher education. She led The Brown Promise initiative, which eliminated...

This is the second installment of Housing as a Human Right, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. Eric Hirsch is a distinguished urban sociology professor at Providence College...